Fans who have followed Major League Baseball for a while most certainly remember Hall of Fame outfielder Reggie Jackson. The oft-controversial Abington, PA native and first round draft pick in 1966 by the (then) Kansas City Athletics out of Arizona State University spent a remarkable 21 seasons in the Bigs – 10 with the A’s, five […]
(Read More)Christmas Hiatus
Things to do, places to go, people to see, hang the stockings, prepare for family gatherings, so I offer these musings for your consideration this week. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes recently said: “We’ll continue to try to make moves we feel are needle movers, whether that’s impact moves, or depth moves, all those play […]
One of a Kind
In the game of Major League Baseball, there are good players and there are great players. I mean, let’s be honest here, you do get to baseball’s highest level by being just ok or being a complete flop. And then there are those rare one-of-a-kind / once-in-a lifetime players; those who usually spend eternity enshrined […]
Another Shortstop Option?
The Dodgers have openly – and repeatedly – stated that 32-year-old future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts will be their regular shortstop in 2025. Pardon my skepticism, but after closely following MLB over the last seven decades, similar commitments have been made and then forgotten when team circumstances change; unexpected events that make the original […]
RE-SIGN TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ!
No more beating around the bush! RE-SIGN TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ! What’s the hold up? He checks every box any team could want from a right-handed power-hitting outfielder who drives in big runs in high-leverage game situations and his leadership intangibles are off the charts. Point to his statistically below-average defense and I will point out his […]
Good For Belly
There is no disputing that during his six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2017 to 2022, outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger was a huge fan favorite. Unfortunately, there is also no disputing that when the (then) 26-year-old Scottsdale, AZ native, Dodgers fourth-round draft pick in 2013 out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, AZ, 2017 MLB […]
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‘Twas Casey at the Bat
October 16th, 2024 at 11:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka International superstar Shohei Ohtani is 2-for-7 (.286) with three walks and two strikeouts in his 10 plate appearances through the first two games of the 2024 National League Championship Series. Although most Major Leaguers would kill for a .286 NLCS batting average, it is rather un-Ohtani-like and brought to mind the timeless classic poem ‘Casey […]
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The One We’ve Been Waiting For
October 15th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was quick and it was subtle. And unless you turned on the Fox pregame show half an hour before Game-2 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon, you missed it. For those who did miss it, Hall of Famer, 10-time […]
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Flaherty = Dialed
October 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Twenty-eight-year-old Dodgers right-hander Jack Flaherty (who turns 29 on Tuesday) was nothing short of sensational in Game-1 of the 2024 National League Championship Series in front of a sold out Dodger Stadium crowd of 53,503 on Sunday evening. All the popular Burbank, CA native and first-round draft pick in 2014 by the St. Louis Cardinals […]
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Win or Go Home
October 9th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was the single worst inning of the season – or ever – in MLB history: That inning was the top of the second of Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and their division-rival San Diego Padres in front of a Petco Park crowd of […]
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Just What The Dodgers Didn’t Need
October 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Gavin Lux‘s second-inning sacrifice fly and Max Muncy‘s two-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth was the sum and total of the the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense in their ugly 10-2 loss to NL West second-place San Diego Padres in Game-2 of the 2024 NLDS on Sunday evening. […]
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Teo Does It Again
October 6th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández may not be the flashiest guy in Dodgers manager Dave Roberts‘ (almost) everyday starting lineup, but he unquestionably is among the most clutch. Teo did it again in the Dodgers 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday evening in front of a packed Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,028 in […]
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If It’s Good Enough For Freddie, It’s Good Enough For Us
October 5th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes his first pitch of Game-1 of the 2024 National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium at 5:38 PM PT on Saturday, it will have been exactly 10 days since Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman sprained his right ankle while trying to avoid a tag […]
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Dodgers Get Great News at Great Time
October 3rd, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Shortly after it was announced on Wednesday that 28-year-old Dodgers right-hander Jack Flaherty and 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto would start Games 1 and 2 of the 2024 National League Division Series respectively against a then unknown opponent of either the Atlanta Braves or the San Diego Padres, who were going at it in the […]
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Pete Rose – Yes or No?
October 1st, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now every baseball fan on the planet is aware that Pete Rose, the single best hitter to ever play the game, passed away on Monday in Nevada at the age of 83. Like him or not (and most Dodger fans did not because of that ‘single best hitter to ever play the game’ thing), he […]
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